How to remove static.icmapp.com popups on my browser? I’m recently having troubles getting online. The internet connection is fine and I can still access web sites. But every time I try to search something, I am often redirected to unwanted web sites or popups. These annoying popups have been on my browser ever since then. I can’t get rid of them. What steps should I take to remove these popups on my computer?

Static.icmapp.com Popups – Remove Browser Hijacker

The Static.icmapp.com popup is a browser hijacker adware that contains lots of misleading information to trick PC users into all kinds of potential scams online. This browser hijacker problem, similar to most members from the same category, mainly affects browsing applications (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox) on both Windows and Mac OS. By constantly causing lots of troubles for users to go online, this hijacker is specifically capable of hacking users’ online data via third-party tracking cookies. It’s often used for cyber criminals. In other words, users who have got infected with a browser hijacker could end up as victims of cyber criminals without knowing.

Although it’s not categorized as a virus by antivirus or cannot be picked up by security programs, this Static.icmapp.com popup redirect is as dangerous as other computer threats. Even though it’s unwanted by computer users, this pop up webpage can still get on browsers without permission from users. To be attacked by this browser problem, one may have accidentally downloaded unidentified programs or toolbars from spam resources on the computer. A browser hijacker can often get onto browsers bundling with these downloads without consent. As soon as the hijacker popup is activated, browser default settings will be modified automatically and consequences will be followed:

Default home pages, backgrounds or even themes of the browsers will be automatically changed.
Numerous popups can keep showing to stop users from using the internet properly.
Users can be redirected to misleading results online.
The affected browsers become rather sluggish.
Certain unknown programs can be suggested to download onto the system.

How to remove Http://static.icmapp.com/ popup on browser?
As mentioned before, this browser hijacker problem cannot be caught by antivirus as it’s not categorized as a virus by security programs. To uninstall this popup web site on browser, manual removal is much more efficient and guaranteed. Because the browser hijacker will adjust system files and registry values in order to keep its program on the system, one will need to manually identify and delete/adjust these files and values to restore browser. Browser default settings will also need to be manually changed back after the hijacker popup is removed. A general manual guide is given in the following for advanced computer users to fix this problem. Expertise will be required during the progress.

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The Hijacker Popup Screenshot

static.icmapp.com-popup
* Unlike many other browser hijackers which provide unfriendly search engines on their web pages, this hijacker popup is an adware platform which can distribute lots of misleading information including pop up ads, alerts, surveys and URLs. Take the above popup for example. The hijacker is convincing you that your PC performance is poor. By doing this, it’s actually prompting certain malware if you click on the “DOWNLOAD” button on the popup. The download process can contain other potential threats which will help hackers break the security settings on your computer for the convenience of other malware to sneak inside. Hence, another capability of this browser hijacker is to help other malware or ransomware sneak onto the infected computers.

How do I block all the popups from Static.icmapp.com?
Whenever you go online now after this hijacker infection, you will be annoyed by constant popups when clicking on search results or hovering over URLs. These popups usually are misleading information generated by the hijacker to help prompt malicious programs. To completely block these popups from reappearing all over the web sites, manually delete Static.icmapp.com on computer.

Browser Hijacker Manual Removal Instructions

A step-by-step guide to remove the hijacker popups manually from Firefox:

1. Windows Task Manager.
windows-task-manager

Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC; or pull up Run box from Start menu to type in taskmgr
Right click on items you want to end, select Go To Process
Click on End Process
or
Click on Processes tab
End process of all Firefox items

2. Delete virus files and adjust registries from system.
folder-options

Click on Start button
Control Panel
Search for “folder options” on top right corner
Click on View tab
Show hidden files, folders, and drives

C:\Users\profile name here\AppData\-
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\-

* Files and registries of the Http://static.icmapp.com/ hijacker can be changed or renamed time from time in order to keep the infection functioning longer. If you are not able to identify the related items, contact online experts for help instantly.

3. Reset Firefox.
clear-history-firefox

Click on Tools – Options
Under General tab – reset home page on Firefox
Under Privacy tab – clear browsing histories

4. Close out all the windows and restart the system to take effects.

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Conclusion

Having troubles to get rid of this Static.icmapp.com popup on computer? Have run several security programs but still have these popups reappeared constantly? This constant popup is a browser hijacker problem. It attacks many browsing applications and collect users’ online data from their browsing histories to help cyber criminals. You may find that running security programs will not fix this browser problem. The unwanted popups will reappear on your browser and block you from accessing web sites properly. To fix the problem on your computer, manual removal of the browser hijacker is recommended as an efficient solution. For that, certain level of computer skills are required in order to manually delete the static.icmapp.com off of the system.

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Published by Tony Shepherd & last updated on December 30, 2013 9:31 am

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